Redden and Lidstrom sign so Ottawa and Detroit are out of the Pronger derby (I know neither has been mentioned but I figured Detroit as a possibility if Lidstrom did not resign) and of course the Oilers aren't signing Redden now

Big blueliners available now - Chara, Jovo and Blake (if you consider Blake as such and think he won't resign with the Avs)

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namflashback
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i think Giguere and Nabokov stay where they are. Nobody has enough cap room to spend buckets of money 4 - 5 M /year on a goalie that is not Brodeur and like the gentleman's agreement amongst GM's that has them avoid eating each other's RFA's, I think they stand tough and make each other pay for bloated deals on guy's who have had flashes. (Clearly the Avs did not get that memo)

I say let those deals encumber Anaheim and San Jose.

St. Louis has to take a cheap guy -- because they are trying not to spend money. Florida and Ottawa take cheap guys -- because they will otherwise bump cap.

That would make them most interested in the contracted guys like Toskala, Biron, Cloutier.

Overall, this is good because it helps drive down the free agent market prices. However, Roloson is probably top on the list due to performance. Does he go to LA if they offer him 3-4 years?

My guess is that Edmonton is offering him 2y at good dollars and that he is trying for longer.

Yeah, I've floated that idea a couple of places, and the consensus seems to be it's not worth the money solely to rub it into Dave Nonis's face. Which I get, since I kinda posted it in the giddy feeling of seeing Vancouver ding the cap again (looks like Josh Green is racking up some more frequent flier miles this year); my initial thought was that on paper, anyway, it solved several problems at once, but upon further reflection, value for money is probably not good enough to justify it.